Consensus Model Of Consensus Decision Making

The aim of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of using consensus model in making decision among decisions makers in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA). The issue is either decision can best be maid or not when using consensus approach. Approach of this paper includes literature readings and review of relevant documents. Findings show that consensus model is a model that is broadly used in making decision from all level of management team. This process results in better decision making, better implementation and better group relationship.

Keyword: Decision making, consensus model

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Human beings are usually making decisions in the real life. In many conditions, making decisions depends on several element. Human

In consensus decision making systems there are need to introduce intelligence into participants, that is, how to incorporate people constancy in decision making models of decision support systems. Many authors have provided interesting results on group decision making, stage by stage decision making, solving model of group decision making, and measures for consensus formation in group decision making.

Consensus Model refers to an analytical perspective on social organization that participant agree as right and wrong, and that the various factors that people work together toward same and equal vision. Furthermore, consensus decision making is not an individual decision making, the system highlight all community. Consensus define as an agreement that being supported and agreed by each other’s even if not the favorite of each individual.

Consensus model approach generally seeks for agreement by negotiation and communication among participant of the discussion. Full support of the committee in the consensus process lead to effectiveness of the consensus model application. Group members developing, argue and agree in decision making by which best for the interest of all parties. William B. Harley, 1996 said consensus is a problem solving method that involves discussion among team members

Differentiation of actual agreement and chances of getting consesur or low consensus. This is being describe by F. Chiclana, 2013. JOURNAL 28

2.3.2 Consensus Decision Making Process

Unison of an association usually involves several process and procedures. Agenda or issue needed in a discussion then the basic rules for the consensus meeting being agreed and issue needed to be well address and communicate. The decision that will be decide actually comes from the issue that being issued by, this can be done following though a structure namely flowchart of basis consensus decision making process. The flowchart consist discussion, formation of proposal, seek agreement, identification of concern and modification of proposal.

1) Discussion:

Discussion seeks on identification of several viewpoint and knowledge on the selected topic. From the process of discussion, the direction of the association and its prospective proposal for the future operation can be obtain.

2) Proposal formation:

The direction of participant and proposal for future operation are obtain in the process of discussion, then participant create the proposal of the issue being discuss.

3) Agreement